Equine Session Emily was so excited about her equine session.  She has some gorgeous horses and beautiful farm and I couldn’t wait to get to her place and start shooting.  They have a barn on their property that is over 100 years old that her grandparents have restored.  They now use it for small weddings, […]

The Beyond Barriers Rodeo was started as a way to raise money for Chet Kidd who was in a farming accident a little over a year ago.  He has made leaps and bounds over the past year and all the proceeds from the rodeo are going towards his recovery.  Everyone in the rodeo community came […]

Krista & Nacho Krista is the sweetest human and has the sweetest and coolest animals.  Bunny was so sweet and would just jump up and give you a hug everytime you bent down to pet her.  She just wanted to be loved.  Nacho is just there for the party and was interested in pictures as […]

Abby & Holly Most of ya’ll have heard Abby’s story and if you haven’t you definitely need to go and watch her story, I promise it will change your life and give you a new appreciation of the people around you. In short, Abby was in an awful car wreck back in February and was […]

Marlene & Nicholas Marlene is one of the sweetest humans you will ever meet.  She is in love with her horse, Nicholas, who she imported from Mexico.  He is such a ham.  Nicholas is the most laid back and easy going horse who loves the camera.  He was spot on and never missed a beat. […]

Janet & Nova I have known Janet for close to 8 years and I first met them when she moved down here and was needing a house sitter.  I went and interviewed for the job and got it.  At the time they had 2 horses and 2 minis and 2 dogs.  They had a cute […]

Benefit Barrel Race Abby was in a life changing car wreck back in February of 2019.  Her friends came together and put on an amazing barrel race to help raise money for all of her medical expenses.  It was a fun afternoon of a lot of barrel racing and they ended up raising over $7,000 […]

LLF Rider – Jessie Parson Jessie Parson is the second LLF Rider for 2019 and I’m so excited to introduce you to her.  She has been a barrel racer her entire life, she is an equine/human massage therapist at Parson Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork, a vet tech for Statesville Equine Clinic, and a mom to […]

An Equine Photographer I met Cassidy of Cassidy Brooke Photography out of Charlotte, NC on Instagram.  I saw her work and we started chatting and instantly hit it off.  We are both laid back photographers that love horses.  It is so much fun meeting other photographers and getting together for a fun shoot.  I invited […]

Equine Session Teagan has been my side kick since she was little.  She fell in love with horses at a young age and they have been a part of her life ever since.  She is already 17 and turning into a beautiful young lady.  Teagan has a heart of gold and will always let you […]

A Girl and Her Horse Reid is already 14 years old.  I remember when she was born and when her mom first brought her home.  There is nothing to make you feel older than watching your cousins grow up. We scheduled a fun shoot with Reid’s new horse, Jed.  This was the first time I […]

For the month of March, CDPhotog had his monthly photography competition.  This month we had to use a wide angle lens and capture some kind of action without zooming in but getting up close and personal with the action.  It was a little scary being 8 months pregnant and having Jessie spin super fast circles […]

AQHA Amateur Heading World Champion MJ Razor Wire was the AQHA Amateur Heading World Champion in 2018.  This was a title that Rodney had been working for, for many years.  It has been a lot of long nights, traveling, and riding on days where you don’t feel like saddling up. It has been good days […]

LLF Rider 2018 End of Season Samantha Collins started her year out in North Carolina wanting to do cutting horse shows and ended up on a barrel horse ranch in Colorado. Throughout the year she faced a lot of trials and hard times and wasn’t really sure how she would end up.  From an injured […]

Jaidyn finished out the year strong! She has grown so much over the past year in her barrel racing and goals. She finished her High School Rodeo Year second place in the Jr. Division. This was a big deal for her because it was her first year running on Poo and she was running against […]

Born to Ride Hadley’s first birthday came so fast it was hard to believe she was turning one. Jessie is one of my long time best friends and seeing her become a mom for the first time was one of the coolest things I have ever gotten to see! Jessie always dreamed of having a […]

Barrel Racing Bride A few weeks ago there was an image of a barrel racing bride going around facebook.  I saw the image and instantly wanted to do a version of that.  I made a post on facebook looking for someone who would be crazy enough to do it and April was the first one […]

LLF Rider 2019 Abby is one of my new LLF Riders of 2019 and I could not be more excited for her journey.  A few weeks ago I put out a post on Facebook about looking for a few new riders to follow along on their journey for the 2019 season.  Abby reached out to […]